Oncology & Cancer
Theory of evolution leads to new cancer approach
A world-first book combining evolutionary ecology and oncology aims to improve cancer prevention and therapies.
Apr 7, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Therapist offers advice on coping with stress, depression
Feeling overwhelmed or coping with symptoms of depression, anxiety or social phobia with the approach of the holidays?
Dec 22, 2015
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Autism spectrum disorders
Child with autism improves with antibiotic; prompts new investigations into autism
John Rodakis, the parent of a child with autism was not looking to launch an international investigation into the microbiome (the collection of microorganisms that live on and in us) and autism, but, as he describes in his ...
Mar 24, 2015
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Health
Renewing health insurance should take more than 15 minutes, specialist says
Consumers spend more time picking out a television than picking out health insurance—and that could be a costly mistake, says a Kansas State University community health specialist.
Oct 24, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientist uncovers links connecting environmental changes with spike in infectious disease
National Museum of Natural History scientist Bert Van Bocxlaer and an international team of researchers revealed that anthropogenic changes in Africa's Lake Malaŵi are a driving force behind the increase of urogenital schistosomiasis, ...
May 21, 2014
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Health
Environmental design Rx for RN workplaces
Recruiting and retaining nurses might be easier if hospital workplaces were more hospitable, reports a team of environmental design specialists who offer a 10-point prescription for those hardworking medical professionals.
Feb 20, 2014
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Pediatrics
Researcher says for 2-year-olds, touch screens may trump TV
(Medical Xpress)—Smartphones and tablets may be better learning tools for toddlers younger than 2 1/2 years old than "Sesame Street" and other educational TV programs, according to a researcher in the UW-Madison School ...
Nov 14, 2013
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Neuroscience
Memory-related brain network shrinks with aging
Brain regions associated with memory shrink as adults age, and this size decrease is more pronounced in those who go on to develop neurodegenerative disease, reports a new study published Sept. 18 in the Journal of Neuroscience ...
Sep 20, 2013
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Dentistry
Tooth cavities linked to lower risk of head, neck cancer in study
(HealthDay)—People with more cavities in their teeth may have a reduced risk for some head and neck cancers, a new study suggests.
Sep 13, 2013
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Neuroscience
Breakthrough discerns normal memory loss from disease
(Medical Xpress)—Cornell researchers have developed a reliable method to distinguish memory declines associated with healthy aging from the more-serious memory disorders years before obvious symptoms emerge. The method ...
Sep 6, 2013
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